Poetable field-fence



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

H. T. STANARD, OF VAYNE, MICHIGAN.

PORTABLE FIELD-FENCE.

Speccation of Letters Patent No.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, H. T. STANARD, of Vayne, in the county of Wayne andState of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement inPortable Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which* Figurel, is a side view of a portion of the panels of a fence the posts beingbisected as indicated by the line Fig. l. Fig. 2, is a transversevertical section of the panel of ditto, showing my improvement.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention consists in a novel means for securing the fence to theground, whereby the fence will be retained iirmly in proper position andalso allowed to be readily put up and taken down. This object isattained by having the lower ends of the posts of the fence attached toinclined braces or supports, the lower ends of which are connect ed bycross ties, and securing said braces by means of wedges to stakes, whichare driven in the ground, the wedges passing through mortises in theupper ends of the stakes and above the cross ties.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A, A, represent horizontal and parallel strips which are nailed, one tothe upper and the other to the lower ends, of posts B, the pickets C,being nailed to these strips as usual. The strips A, may be of anysuitable length corresponding to the distance between the posts B. Eachlength or portion of fence formed bythe strips are termed panels, andthese panels may be connected by halving the ends of the strips,overlapping the same, and having rods (a) pass 18,934, dated December22, 1857.

vertically through them as shown plainly in Fig. 2.

To the lower end of each post B, there are attached two inclined bars orbraces D, D, the lower ends of which are connected by cross ties E, E.The bars or braces and cross ties form the bases or sills of the posts.

F, represents stakes which are driven in the ground where the fence isto be placed or erected, the distance between the stakes correspondingto the distance between the posts. Through the upper end of each stake amortise (Z1) is made and the stakes are made of such a thickness thatthey may t between the cross ties E of the braces of the posts, theupper ends of the mortises (b) in the stakes extending suiiicientlyabove the cross ties E, to allo-w wedges G to be driven through them.The wedges G, secure the posts B firmly to the stakes and the lower endsof the bars or braces D, D,.rest upon the ground or on stones preparedfor them and serve to support the posts, preventing any lateral movementor rocking of the same.

This fence may be quickly put up and taken down and by persons notpossessing much if any mechanical skill, it also may be cheaplyconstructed and is equally as durable as any ordinary picket fence.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

Attaching or securing the fence to the ground substantially as hereinshown and described, to wit, by means of the inclined bars or braces D,D, attached to the posts and connected by cross ties E, E, in connectionwith the stakes F, provided with mortises and the wedges G.

H. T. STANARD.

Witnesses IVILLARD EDMoNDs, Gr. W. BEDELL.

